Task Management Dashboard Design

Task Management Dashboard Design

OCTIT is a task management dashboard designed to help individuals organize, prioritize, and track their tasks more effectively. The goal was to build a personal productivity tool that offers clarity, motivation, and insight through simple, data-driven visualization.


OCTIT is a task management dashboard designed to help individuals organize, prioritize, and track their tasks more effectively. The goal was to build a personal productivity tool that offers clarity, motivation, and insight through simple, data-driven visualization.


Role

Role

UX Designer / UI Designer

UX Designer / UI Designer

UX Designer / UI Designer

Timeline

Timeline

2 Weeks

2 Weeks

2 Weeks

Methods

Methods

User Research / User Persona / User Flow / Visual design

User Research / User Persona / User Flow / Visual design

User Research / User Persona / User Flow / Visual design

Problem Statement

Problem Statement

Many individuals struggle to stay organized and maintain productivity when managing multiple tasks daily. Most existing tools either feel cluttered or lack meaningful insights into progress and priorities. There was a need for a personal dashboard that simplifies task management, visualizes productivity trends, and helps users stay focused through clear prioritization and intuitive data visualization.

Many individuals struggle to stay organized and maintain productivity when managing multiple tasks daily. Most existing tools either feel cluttered or lack meaningful insights into progress and priorities. There was a need for a personal dashboard that simplifies task management, visualizes productivity trends, and helps users stay focused through clear prioritization and intuitive data visualization.

Project Goal

Project Goal

Design a user-friendly personal dashboard that enables individuals to:

  • Organize and prioritize daily tasks easily

  • Track productivity and performance trends

  • Visualize task progress through intuitive data visualization

Design a user-friendly personal dashboard that enables individuals to:

  • Organize and prioritize daily tasks easily

  • Track productivity and performance trends

  • Visualize task progress through intuitive data visualization

Understanding the User

Understanding the User

I conducted thorough research into existing task management solutions, identifying key pain points and user frustrations to inform our design decisions.

I conducted thorough research into existing task management solutions, identifying key pain points and user frustrations to inform our design decisions.

Key Insights from Research

Key Insights from Research

  • Many existing task management tools overwhelm users with excessive features and complex interfaces.

  • Most apps prioritize collaboration features over individual productivity tracking.

  • Users often struggle to see clear progress or productivity trends over time.

  • Visual clutter and poor prioritization systems make it difficult to focus on what matters most.


  • Many existing task management tools overwhelm users with excessive features and complex interfaces.

  • Most apps prioritize collaboration features over individual productivity tracking.

  • Users often struggle to see clear progress or productivity trends over time.

  • Visual clutter and poor prioritization systems make it difficult to focus on what matters most.


Translating Insights into Solutions

Translating Insights into Solutions

The insights from the research revealed a need for simplicity, clarity, and motivation in personal task management. To address these findings, the design focused on creating an experience that feels clean, data-informed, and visually engaging.

  • Simplified Prioritization: Introduced clear task categories — High, Medium, and Low — allowing users to focus on what matters most at a glance.

  • Simplified Prioritization: Introduced clear task categories — High, Medium, and Low — allowing users to focus on what matters most at a glance.

  • Clean, Minimal Dashboard: Reduced clutter and emphasized whitespace to ensure users can navigate and manage tasks effortlessly.

  • Personalized Insights: Integrated data-driven statistics, helping users reflect on productivity patterns and stay motivated.

  • Light & Dark Modes: Provided flexible viewing options to enhance comfort and accessibility during different times of the day.


The insights from the research revealed a need for simplicity, clarity, and motivation in personal task management. To address these findings, the design focused on creating an experience that feels clean, data-informed, and visually engaging.

  • Simplified Prioritization: Introduced clear task categories — High, Medium, and Low — allowing users to focus on what matters most at a glance.

  • Simplified Prioritization: Introduced clear task categories — High, Medium, and Low — allowing users to focus on what matters most at a glance.

  • Clean, Minimal Dashboard: Reduced clutter and emphasized whitespace to ensure users can navigate and manage tasks effortlessly.

  • Personalized Insights: Integrated data-driven statistics, helping users reflect on productivity patterns and stay motivated.

  • Light & Dark Modes: Provided flexible viewing options to enhance comfort and accessibility during different times of the day.


Got an innovative idea? Let's talk

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Latifat Akinyemi

2025

Got an innovative idea? Let's talk

©

Latifat Akinyemi

2025

Got an innovative idea? Let's talk

©

Latifat Akinyemi

2025